The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 26, 2004

POLICY
India Inc's thumbs up for draft CMP
THE draft common minimum programme (CMP) of the Congress-led Government has been well received by India Inc. Reacting to the draft, Mr Yogendra Kr Modi, President, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), said: "We ... More

Ministries of Shipping, Highways may be merged
WITH Mr T.R. Baalu of the DMK being allocated the shipping portfolio along with Road Transport & Highways, the stage is set for the merger of the two Ministries into a single Surface Transport Ministry. If this comes about, the Surface ... More

POLITICS
DMK's demands met; Ministers to take charge — Chandrashekhar Rao relinquishes Shipping
THE United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government has overcome its first crisis by ensuring a peaceful settlement of the portfolio allocation standoff ignited by an unhappy DMK. With the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, conceding to the DMK's ... More

Farm, Food Ministries merger: A step in right direction
FINALLY, the country has a `strong' Agriculture Minister at the Centre, which gels with the new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government's stated intention to make the farm sector, the focus of its policy initiatives. And significantly, Mr ... More

Left parties to offer suggestions for CMP
THE CPI (M) General Secretary, Mr Harkishen Singh Surjeet said, his party with other Left constituents would place certain suggestions on the draft of the common minimum programme (CMP) of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) ... More

Sena, BJP try to turn the tables on Cong
Obviously, the BJP-Shiv Sena hopes to whip up the people's anger at poor drought management, so that it can find a continuum when the campaign for the September elections to the Assembly begins. More

Sahay takes charge
NEW DELHI: Mr Subodh Kant Sahay assumed charge as the Minister of Food Processing Industries on Tuesday. He said that food processing was an area directly linked to farmers' welfare. He emphasised the need to develop this area for ... More

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